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How can a business owner protect their company during divorce, both financially and from unnecessary disruption from the other side’s attorney?

When you talk about financially, I think that’s just wanting to keep the organization going and making money. It might make some sense to designate a person – either maybe a new person that you hire or someone within the organization – that can be in charge of gathering the documents that are going to be requested by the opposing party to the divorce case, their accountant, or a business appraiser. Because you want the business to keep running and doing what it does best, and you don’t want to have to shut down the business because you have a lot of gathering of documents to do, find someone to be in charge of that part of it.

Laura Schantz, a Beaverton divorce and family lawyer and mediator has helped clients find creative solutions to complex financial matters involving asset division, spousal support, and child support. To learn more about Laura Schantz and her firm, visit www.oregondivorceattorney.com.